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The Great Divide: Bonnie and Clyde Bridge(s) of Dallas
A muggy Summer day's adventure into downtown Dallas revealed what Bonnie Parker, partner in crime to Clyde Barrow, called "the Great Divide."
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 2
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Mrs B M Howard at 503 Bryan Street
When I came across a photo of Mrs BM Howard 503 Bryan Street, with a date range of 1900 to 1909, I was surprised -- there was a name and an address.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 16
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William Whitlow's Tombstone
William Whitlow's 3-D tombstone at Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth is truly an in-your-face kind of memorial, and the story behind it really encapsulates Fort Worth's short but colorful history.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 7
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Random horrors like they're everyday things
In the margins in historic newspapers, reports act as if random horrors of racism and misogyny are everyday things.
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 1
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The Interurban that wasn't, but the Report that was
An unpublished and undated engineer's report details a plan to connect McKinney to Paris with an interurban railway.
Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 13, 2024
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An ancient Village at Fish Creek, Cooke County, Texas
Discovery of an ancient village at Fish Creek, formerly a channel of the Red River in Cooke County, Texas, explains Cross Timbers people.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 21, 2024
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More Warren's Trading Post Maps
I found two other maps of Texas, both from the period after Texas statehood (1845), that shows Warren's trading posts.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 10, 2024
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Railroad Ruin in Sherman
Along Cherry Street in downtown Sherman is an interesting ruin behind the 1888 Cottonbelt railroad depot.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 30, 2024
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The Life of the Beeswing, a Steamer on the Red River
I decided to take a look at the life of the Beeswing, a steamer on the Red River, after finding a receipt from 1844.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 22, 2024
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A Photo of Downtown Denison
Photographs of downtown Denison (Grayson County, Texas) are always so giving: fun to post, fun to research, and fun to look at!
Robin Cole-Jett
May 15, 2024
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Indian City, USA
Several years ago, I took a road trip and found myself at Indian City, USA. I'm glad I did, because Indian City, USA is no more.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 8, 2024
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The Sherman Tin Shop
Whenever I saw Locke's Tin Shop in downtown Sherman, I thought it the prettiest building I'd ever seen.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 6, 2024
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A Busy Saturday in Durant
An undated photograph depicts "a busy Saturday in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma."
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 20, 2024
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The Caddo City of the Dead at Ozan Creek, Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Evidence of the Caddo City of the Dead along Ozan Creek at Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas has been almost entirely eliminated.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 6, 2024
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The City of the Dead in Ozan, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Ozan in Hempstead County, Arkansas is a true City of the Dead, a place that connected to the Battle Mound village along the Red River.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 5, 2024
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Photograph of an Execution in the Choctaw Nation
The only available photographic documentation of an execution carried out by the Choctaw Nation's Lighthorsemen.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2023
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Red River Map from France
One of my favorite maps of the Red River is Nicolas de Fer's illustrated map published in France in 1718.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2023
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An Original Cattle Trail Map of Texas
A map from 1872 details some original cattle trails that ran through Texas after the Civil War.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2023
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Hotels in Clarksville... from 1885. And an Archive Rant.
The photos of hotels in Clarksville from 1885 are from an archive that is no longer available.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2023
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Ancient Pyramid Mounds at Marksville, Louisiana
Near Marksville, Louisiana sit 2,500 year old, human constructed mounds... ancient, earthen pyramids. They've been abandoned once again.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 6, 2023
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